Honey, we have a problem. Recent reports of a massive decline in honeybee populations across the nation has researchers, bee keepers and farmers scratching their heads.

What experts have called Colony Collapse Disorder (CDC) has been confirmed in five states. Some keepers have lost about 80 percent of their bee colonies, according to www.discovery.com.

The bees marketed product - honey - is only the tip of the species' true impact on agriculture in the United States.

Busy bees are the catalyst for pollination for many of our national crops. With no bees to transfer necessary pollen, crops could struggle to carry on.

One research organization claims the U.S. honeybee population could be down as much as almost 50 percent. CBS news reported about one farmer who is so concerned that he has purchased the services of another man's bees to pollinate his crop.

Corn and wheat are known as wind-pollinated crops; however, crops like almonds, fruits and berries depend on bees to get the job done.

Researchers have many theories but no real answers to why worker bees are falling victim to this disorder and dying in high numbers.

A fungus, virus and/or pesticides, are among the leading list of possible causes, according to www.discovery.com.

Some of the myth causes buzzing around this mystery include the rapture and certain cell phone frequencies that disrupt the bee's sense of direction, according to www.cbs.com.

Theories are a dime a dozen right now. Hopefully, a cause can be determined soon and then a solution.

If not, the agriculture industry will yet again be grasping for answers of how to solve the latest adversity to spring up in their industry.

For a complete report on the Arkansas bee industry and other states, go to www.ams.usda.gov/fv/mncs/honey.pdf.